Burma . 194. CAQING FISH SINGLY (SAUNG-TO). 90 BURMA draining off. When the weather is clear enough for the work of curing, theresidue of water is run out and the fish are taken. Where the channels do notdrain the in of its water, the fish are taken by men who advance close abreastup the length of the lagoon with conical cages which they thrust to the bottom. 195. OAGINQ FISH IN COMPANY. at every step, taking out the fish they catch by an opening at the top {saimg-to).But the water in some lagoons remains too deep for this plan, and then tugaungare made. These are enclosures along the margins
Burma . 194. CAQING FISH SINGLY (SAUNG-TO). 90 BURMA draining off. When the weather is clear enough for the work of curing, theresidue of water is run out and the fish are taken. Where the channels do notdrain the in of its water, the fish are taken by men who advance close abreastup the length of the lagoon with conical cages which they thrust to the bottom. 195. OAGINQ FISH IN COMPANY. at every step, taking out the fish they catch by an opening at the top {saimg-to).But the water in some lagoons remains too deep for this plan, and then tugaungare made. These are enclosures along the margins of the lagoons into whichthe fish are enticed by the shelter of green boughs laid on the surface of thewater. Small fish are taken with the casting-net (kuit). Heavy nets for riverand sea fishing are made of paissan twine, a kind of jute, tanned with cutchor niadamd bark. Light nets are made of cotton twine. Drop-nets with floatsof bamboo or paw are used in the big rivers, the estuaries, and on the class of fishing is gettinginto the hands of settlers fromIndia. Enormous quantities ofsmall fry are taken in the estu-aries in large funnel - shapedtraps called damin, which areanchored in the tidal shark tribe (ngamdn) arecommon on the coast. The fishmost prized in Burma is nga-thaldtik {hilsa), but there aremany kinds of excellent
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